Mockingbird on Cypress Knee

Early morning at Calion Lake I found a pair of Mockingbirds hunting for food along the shore of the lake. This one eventually found a Cypress Knee at waters edge on which to gain a bit of perspective on things.

I like the pose and the slight tilt of the head. Nice sharpness in the eye too. One thing I was told when I very first started taking pictures was to "shoot the light" when photographing birds. Meaning have the light over your shoulder if at all possible so the subject is front lit.

I find that I'm rarely in the right position when opportunity knocks and I'm shooting birds. Thanks for sharing!

Has quite the intelligent look in it's eye. Nicely captured on the knee.